Q: Hi, I am a born-again Christian and a pastor. Someone asked me who was in charge of Heaven when God was in Mary`s womb as a baby? Can you help me out? Thanks and God Bless your ministry.
A: The answer is simply God was "in charge of Heaven" at the same time He was in Mary's womb. While there is only one God, He has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There is so much about God that we do not understand. Thankfully, we do not need to understand Him fully in order to place faith in Him. I have always marveled at the thought of how God can indwell each and every believer around the world, and have a personal relationship with each one of us, all at the same time. God is able to do all of this because He is omnipresent. To be omnipresent is to be present everywhere at the same time. If anybody could accomplish that it would be God, right? Psalm 139 gives an incredible description of God's omnipresence.
From verses 2 through 12 of Psalm 139 we see a perfect example of how God can be everywhere. "You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you." Is anything too difficult for God? I have to say that nothing is impossible for Him.
If God knows your actions, perceives your thoughts, knows your words before you speak them, can see you in the dark and knows wherever you are located, is it any wonder that He could be in Mary's womb and in Heaven at the same time? It is next to impossible to conceive all that our God is capable of doing. In fact, in 1 Kings 8:27, it says, "But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!" We can sometimes forget that God created the Heavens, the Earth and all that is contained within them. If He created it then it stands to reason that He can freely move about within His creation doing whatever He sets His mind to. Just like in 1 Kings, we see another example of the immenseness which is our God in the book of Isaiah. "This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be (Isaiah 66:1)?"
If Heaven is described as the throne of God, that would indicate that He is in charge of Heaven. If the earth is His footstool we can surmise that He can be in both places at the same time. In order for us to even begin to understand God, He revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When Joseph was considering leaving Mary, the mother of Jesus, God sent an angel. The angel said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:20)." In this one statement we can see that God the Holy Spirit conceived God the Son. Amazing in it itself. I think it safe to conclude that God the Father was "in charge of Heaven" during all of this. I am not certain there is a perfect way to explain God, but I think we can trust Him to lead us to an understanding of Himself which comforts each individual believer. Thank God all we have to do is place faith in Jesus Christ. That alone gives us an eternity to continue our discovery of who God is. Be blessed.
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